Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk suspends crude-loading operations amid heightened concern over Ukrainian drone activity. Multiple reports describe a disruption beginning earlier in the week: shipping data cited by one outlet indicates the terminal has not loaded tankers since Tuesday morning. Another outlet reports that the facility has not loaded crude since July 22, with shipping and satellite imagery showing no loading activity despite explanations sometimes offered for operational pauses, such as weather. That report notes that a storm warning was issued later than the last reported loading, suggesting weather did not fully account for the suspension. The shutdown follows increased drone activity affecting broader regional oil logistics, including constraints on tankers collecting barrels at the nearby Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal. Sheskharis is described as Russia’s largest Black Sea oil port and typically ships about 650,000 barrels per day. The reported pause comes as Ukraine’s drone campaign continues to affect energy infrastructure and maritime shipments in and around the Black Sea region.